April 2012
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Green & Growing Fair →
Kick off the growing season, and celebrate Earth Day, with the 20th Annual Green & Growing Fair at the Garfield Park Conservatory. The fair, sponsored by GreenNet, Chicago’s Urban Greening Network, plunges into spring by hosting a variety of vendors, workshops, demonstrations, and family activities to get your rusty green thumb up and running.
November 2011
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July 2011
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June 2011
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April 2011
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THANK YOU!
We had a GREAT workday today; thank you to everyone who was able to make it out. We picked up FIFTEEN bags of trash, woodchipped 100s of feet of pathways, and rebuilt the fence that the blizzard took down.
We’ll be back out on the 23rd for another workday and activities for the pint-sized gardeners. See you then and thanks again for all your help today!
March 2011
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62Garden Workday this Saturday, April 2nd!
Please join us this Saturday, April 2nd at 10am for our first workday of 2011!
We will be repairing fences that took a beating during the blizzard, picking up trash, getting paths wood-chipped, and moving dirt. Please BYOS (shovel) and work-gloves.
See you out there!
p.s. Rain-date is Saturday, April 9 at 10am
December 2010
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September 2010
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CANCELLED - Workday 9/11/2010
Good Morning Everyone,
The rain has lasted longer than anticipated and the committee has decided to cancel this weekends workday. We will be in touch as soon as we have another workday scheduled.
Warm Regards,
Eliza
62Garden Committee Member
Workday - Saturday 09-11-2010 @ 12pm
Hello Gardeners and Friends of 62Garden,
It has been a busy season and we are all reaping some hard-earned rewards.
Looking at current issues and future projects, the committee sees a need for a workday. Given hectic schedules, the best day seems to be this very Saturday. We apologize for the very late notice, but, unfortunately, it was a very last-minute decision.
I (Philip Crandall) will be...
August 2010
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Water Works Update
Greetings Gardeners, Phase 1 of the water fix is in place. The west side no longer needs to be turned off at any time (please do not turn off the west side water source). I am checking on the floats daily to make sure they are functioning as intended. If you notice that a bin is overflowing (some of them may fill to the very top…make sure it’s overflowing) or that a hose has been...
Signage Update
The 62Garden Committee met last night and one of the agenda items was signage. We came up with text that we think is welcoming yet clear about not taking produce without permission. Signs should be up soon. Additionally, the main sign on the east side was “re-installed” two weekends ago. Happy Gardening All!
Veggie Bingo fundraiser at the Hideout (not for... →
July 2010
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Tomato pruning tips via The Gardeners Rake →
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Water Works
You. Yes, you. We heard your pain and are working hard to make the water system work properly. What does this mean for you?
If you garden on the East lot, nothing is changing just yet, but we do have a request in to have the hydrant leak fixed so that the water system can stay on continuously.
If you garden on the West lot, the system is working with the exception of the tank by the shed. Do...
Planting in Empty Plots
Dear Gardeners, As tempting as it may be, PLEASE do not plant in an empty plot that is not yours. All of the plots have been assigned and it has created a lot of confusion for folks when they show up to plant their plots. If you have planted items in a plot that is not yours please email us at info@62garden.com & let us know the location of it so we can be accurate in our records.
Garden Customs and Practices
Friends and Visitors
The 62nd & Dorchester Community Garden is open to all. You are always welcome to invite friends to enjoy the garden with us. Many other visitors may also come to the garden — to eat their lunches, take photographs, enjoy seeing the beautiful garden plots or just read a book in the sun. Many of us will meet and become friends with other gardeners and with garden...
June 2010
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Compost Rules →
Composting is a natural and easy way to reduce waste and produce excellent, nutritious material for gardening. If everyone follows these simple rules we will get large quantities of beautiful, rich compost - without bad odors or vermin infestations.
May 2010
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May 15 - Garden Work
We will be out working tomorrow morning from 10am -1:30pm. We have paths to wood chip, fences to build, and a compost bay to finish constructing. Please come out and help us if you can (stop by the 61st Street Farmers Market before and/or after!). If you come out to do work on your own plot during the morning/early afternoon hours, please be sure to allow folks working on common/community...
Local Resources
Hyde Park Garden Fair: www.hydeparkgardenfair.org
May 14th & 15th at the Hyde Park Shopping Center
The Opportunity Shop: www.theopshop.org
Garden sale - ongoing? Please comment if you know more!
61st Street Farmers Market:www.experimentalstation.org/about/farmersmarket
Every Saturday May 15 - mid-November 9am - 2pm
Please comment or submit a post if you have more to share with your...
One Seed Chicago
I requested seeds from this group for our garden and they asked me to post some info about what they do on our site… ENJOY!
ONE SEED CHICAGO’s 2010 WINNER Will BE CREATING A BUZZ IN CHICAGO NeighborSpace’s One Seed Chicago will distribute over one million seeds to Chicago area gardeners. CHICAGO-After four months of voting Bee Balm has emerged triumphant over Purple Coneflower...
Mother's Day Brunch
Hello Everyone, I’d like to invite you all to a Mother’s Day (this Sunday, May 9th) brunch in the garden at 11am to celebrate the opening of the garden. We will have lox (cream cheese and fruit for non-pescetarians) and bagels. Please bring juice or something else to share. Also, bring a chair. We will have a table for the fixings, but we won’t have chairs for everyone. Sorry...
62Garden photos →
More photos can be seen on flickr in the group 62Garden. If you have shots you would like to add to the group please join it!
